Cost of living comparison
India is 71.6% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.9% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 64.0% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 64.0% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 85.0% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 87.5% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.6% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 59.5% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Germany, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.91
|
$2.40
₹205.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.38
|
$3.90
₹333.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.58
|
$0.40
₹33.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.22
|
$0.17
₹14.21
|
|
pay 64.0% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.87
|
$0.46
₹39.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.17
|
$2.54
₹217.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.03
|
$2.56
₹218.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$0.94
₹80.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.74
|
$1.37
₹116.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.88
₹75.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.32
₹27.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.48
₹40.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.93
|
$0.24
₹20.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.16
₹13.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.19
₹16.05
|
|
pay 64.0% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$4.62
₹394.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€48.69
|
$10.12
₹865.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€26,488.77
|
$13,525.56
₹1,156,962.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.16
|
$2.94
₹251.38
|
|
pay 85.0% less for housing
|
Germany
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€44.34
|
$7.39
₹631.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€726.77
|
$138.05
₹11,808.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€574.94
|
$90.33
₹7,726.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€211.54
|
$29.97
₹2,563.50
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€421.49
|
$55.73
₹4,766.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,318.05
|
$1,565.54
₹133,914.65
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.06
|
$1.84
₹157.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.59
₹135.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.03
|
$3.59
₹307.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€33.11
|
$15.33
₹1,311.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.77
|
$3.35
₹286.75
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€75.71
|
$24.02
₹2,054.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€37.50
|
$25.36
₹2,169.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€84.22
|
$41.62
₹3,559.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€113.49
|
$31.12
₹2,661.68
|
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